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Category Archives: Tim Dwyer

The final part of attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest case against Algonquin Townshp: C. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE COURT TREATS THE ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP LEVIES TOGETHER, ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL 2014 LEVIES ARE EXCESSIVE AS A MATTER OF LAW In the … Continue reading →

More of Tim Dwyer’s tax protest complaint against Algonquin Township: B. ALGONQUIN TOWNSHIP ISSUED BOTH LEVIES AND IS AUDITED AS ONE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY It is beyond dispute that the Algonquin Township Board adopts two levies: one for the Town Fund, … Continue reading →

What follows is the argument part of Tim Dwyer’s tax protest suit against Algonquin Township: III. ARGUMENT A. A VALID LEVY CAN ONLY PROVIDE NEEDS FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR Under the case law developed in the State of Illinois, … Continue reading →

Property owners know about assessment appeals. Forums on that subject have been conducted since I ran for State Representative in 1972. Tax protests are different. They go after illegally levied taxes. They are called “rate objections.” Attorney Tim Dwyer filed … Continue reading →

Almost fifty years ago, when I was McHenry County Treasurer, 20% of the tax bills and 20% of the property taxes were paid under protest. At that time the taxes were withheld from schools and other tax districts until the … Continue reading →

From Woodstock’s Susan Handelsman: UPDATE ON TAX RATE OBJECTION LAWSUIT AGAINST WOODSTOCK D200 1. Attorney Tim Dwyer is filing a tax objection, and plaintiffs have until late October to join the suit. Recovery amount for each plaintiff is expected to … Continue reading →

Taxpayers in Woodstock District 200 are invited to a meeting about paying taxes under protest. The details are below: TAX OBJECTION LAWSUIT against Woodstock D200 Attorney Tim Dwyer will explain issues and Woodstock field questions from prospective plaintiffs: Friday September … Continue reading →

St. Charles attorney Tim Dwyer asked property owners associations and businesses on the eastern side of Wonder Lake if they would like to join in protesting excessive taxation by the Harrison Grade School District. Those that took up his offer … Continue reading →

The City of Crystal Lake won the tax protest case which argued that a majority of the city council was necessary to pass its taxing ordinance. At stake was $1.6 million in property taxes. Reversing McHenry County Circuit Judge Michael … Continue reading →

Tax protest attorney Tim Dwyer has not only sued Algonquin Township for having excessive money in the bank while still asking for and getting more, but he has also targeted McHenry Township. Below are the facts that Dwyer hopes will … Continue reading →

Crystal Lake High School District 155 is also subject to a tax protest suit by attorney Tim Dwyer. As with the other targeted tax districts, McHenry County Wonder Lake’s Harrison Grade School District 36 Crystal Lake High School District 155 … Continue reading →

A tax protest law suit filed last week targets the Crystal Lake Grade School district along with McHenry County Wonder Lake’s Harrison Grade School District 36 Crystal Lake High School District 155 McHenry Township McHenry Township Road District Algonquin Township … Continue reading →

The first part of attorney Tim Dwyer’s tax protest suit is against McHenry County. You can read about that here. The second section goes after excessive levies at Wonder Lake’s Harrison Grade School District 36. As with the challenged funds … Continue reading →

Four tax districts in McHenry County are targeted in a tax protest suit filed by attorney Timothy Dwyer on behalf of WKS CRYSTAL Lake, LLC, ET AL. McHenry County is accused of having excessive funds on hand for the Valley Hi Nursing … Continue reading →

Residents are by now familiar with real estate tax assessment appeals. That’s an attack on the accuracy of one’s assessed value. McHenry County Blog even has an advertiser, attorney Jim Bishop, who handles such appeals. There is, however, a second approach to … Continue reading →

A number of local business have filed suit against the City of Crystal Lake claiming that its Council didn’t have enough people voting in favor of the ordinance it passed in December of 2013. The plaintiffs cite a state law … Continue reading →